Publications in International Justice

Below is an alphabetical list of the Center's publications that address international justice. In addition, the Programs in International Justice and Society has prepared a Brandeis library research guide to international justice, which offers an overview of the field.

BIIJ: The Brandeis Institute for International Judges - Institute Reports

International Justice: Past, Present, and Future
(BIIJ 2009 - 56 pages) Includes discussions on the interplay of international justice and politics, international justice in a human rights era, and language and international courts, and features "Harmonizing International Politics with Fundamental Human Rights and the Rule of Law: the Kadi Judgment."

Toward an International Rule of Law
(BIIJ 2010 - 68 pages) Includes discussions on the fairness and accessibility of international judicial institutions, the impact of international justice, the implications of diversity for an international rule of law, and issues of judicial independence in the international sphere. Also features a keynote address by United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs Patricia O'Brien.

The International Rule of Law: Coordination and Collaboration in Global Justice
(BIIJ 2012 – 54 pages) Includes discussions on the challenges of concurrent jurisdiction, power politics and international courts, the emergence of indigenous rights, and post-service considerations for the international judiciary. Also features a piece on Justice Louis Brandeis and how his methods may offer some inspiration for our century’s concerns with securing the international order in a diverse and complex world.

The International Rule of Law in a Human Rights Era
(BIIJ 2013 – 62 pages) Includes discussions on the expanding impact of human rights law on international courts and tribunals, the national impact of international human rights norms, the universality of human rights, the role of of state engagement and diplomacy in international justice, and the future of international courts and tribunals.

The Challenges of International Criminal Justice (34 pages)
A report summarizing the proceedings of the Colloquium for Prosecutors of International Criminal Tribunals hosted by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), from November 25 to 27, 2004, in Arusha, Tanzania. Leigh Swigart, director of programs in international justice and society, served as an observer at the Colloquium, and the Center edited the subsequent report.

The International Judge, Daniel Terris, Cesare Romano, Leigh Swigart, 2007.
Based on interviews with more than 30 international judges, this book is the first comprehensive portrait of the men and women in this new global profession. To view a webcast of a panel discussion on the book at the Carnegie Council for Ethics and International Affairs, click here. To listen to a discussion of the book at the American Society of International Law, click here.

Justice Across Cultures
Four presentations from the March 2004 conference exploring issues that arise when systems of justice encounter cultural difference.

From the panel "Restorative Justice: Reconciliation, Reparations, and Forgiveness":

The North American Judicial Colloquium
A report on the North American Judicial Colloquium, which in November 2008 brought together U.S. and Canadian judges with international judges to weigh the influence of international law on domestic courts.

The South American Judicial ColloquiumA complete report in Spanish and a summary in English for the South American Judicial Colloquium, organized in 2009 around the theme El Valor del Derecho Internacional respecto de los Sistemas Legales Nacionales ("The Value of International Law for National Legal Systems"). Twenty judges from eight South American countries came together with international judges and legal experts to discuss a number of pertinent topics, including the role of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in the region, the use of international law and treaties in national courts, and what the "complementarity principle" of the International Criminal Court implies for national legal systems.

The West African Judicial Colloquia
A report on two colloquia, in Dakar in 2006 and in Accra in 2007, during which international judges joined their national counterparts from around the West African region for dialogue about the increasing interconnections that exist between international and national justice. Cliquez ici pour lire la version française du rapport sur les Colloques ouest africains sur la justice, tenus à Dakar (2006) et à Accra (2007)

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